Tag: Rick Scott

Ryan RayMarch 4, 2016
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Legislative budget writers met Friday evening to take up another pair of unreconciled budget areas – Transportation & Economic Development and Civil & Criminal Justice – and came to a final agreement, closing out millions in funding items in a multibillion dollar move when the House and Senate accepted each others’ offers. Among the most […]

Ryan RayMarch 3, 2016
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In a swift 15-minute meeting Thursday night, the full bicameral Budget Conference Committee closed out all remaining differences in the chambers’ massive health care and general government budget silos, swapping tens of millions of dollars and making significant progress towards reconciling their respective $80-plus billion proposals. “We could go huddle up for 30 seconds and […]

Peter SchorschMarch 2, 2016
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Tuesday night, for maybe the first time in his political career, Rick Scott was sought after. National reporters were chasing after his spokeswoman. The talking heads were searching for his shiny head. The hashtag #WorstGovernorInFloridasModernHistory did not immediately appear next to @FLGovScott on Twitter. Last night, Rick Scott was a wanted man — and for all the […]


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